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I'm not sure the "diesel parts" think will work. The diesel battery box is built in with the air intake, which is different than the gassers. You might be able to use it, but would have to cut the box apart.

If I recall, doesn't the gas system have the EVAP control filter in that spot?

I haven't had any issues with my single battery in my F250 in the past few years of plowing but I've wondered about adding one just in case. When putting dual batteries in your trucks, are they wired in parallel or are they connected via a switch (manual or voltage sensing)?

I haven't had any issues with my single battery in my F250 in the past few years of plowing but I've wondered about adding one just in case. When putting dual batteries in your trucks, are they wired in parallel or are they connected via a switch (manual or voltage sensing)?

When you have 2 batteries, do they have to be connected to one another? Can you have the original battery as is and the second battery (connected to alternator & ground) wired to plow/lights/salters/extra stuff?

When one of the batteries draws a heavy load (like the plow or the starter) the other will try to compensate. In your example, that would be through the alternator wire, which could be too small, overheat and melt.

This is unless you had one set up as an auxillary battery through an isolator. Then the second would not compensate. If the second battery can't compensate, there's no reason to have two. Those setups are for RV's and things where you have a load when the alternator isn't charging and you don't want to drain your start battery.